The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-27
FLORIDA.

A temperance society has been organized
at Arcadia.
Rev. Henry Messer received his ordination
as a minister III the Baptist church at Pine
Level last Sunday
The negro who was recently shot at Dade
City by Henry johnson (colored), who Is
now in Jail awaiting trial, has died
The Florida Railway and Navigation en-
ployes were all paid off last week for March.
1t required about $S5, 900 tosquare accounts.
At Fruitland Park the Chetwynd Hotel is
nearing completion. A newspaper is talked
of as one of the features of the Park next
fall.
The Welaka correspondent of the
MORNING NEWS, under date of April 25,
says 1.-The weather has been pretty warm
Of late, but q fine rain for the past twenty
four hours has cooled the atmosphere and
assisted growing crops Orange trees are
looking remarkably well and a fair crop is
the indication, the fruit being now about
the size of acorns. Irish potatoes, straw
berries, ETC., are plentiful; oats and rye are
heading out; corn is rather backward, though
| have seen some i'll taSsel and have heard Of
good sized melons. Most people who were
sojourning in Florida the past winter have
gone North, and | fear may have gone too
soon One party left here a week ago,
when mercury was so dogs, and landed in
a snow storm at Syracuse, n. Y. it is
much safer to remain here until May l.
This place was duly incorporated on April %,
and we are now a municipal corporation.
A few voted against Incorporating, but for
no good reason. The following ticket was
elected: Mayor, J. S. North; Aldermen c.
F. Waldron. C. A. Greenwood, c. E. Thorne,
George Hammer, R. J. Brond H. H. Bryant,
G. E. WEIGH; Marshal, W. w. Stephens;
Clerk, F. e. Reeder. This is good ticket,
and there were no opposing candidates.
This is one of the necessary steps to induce
people to come among us, and some good OPP
portunities are open. We hope to see a good
hotel go up and it is grand opening for the
right man. The railroad movement seems
to 60 on correct, and we hope to hear the
iron horse whistle by fall. Men are all home
from court duties and feel relieved
Fort Myers Press: Monday morning
about or o'clock on an island in Mat
lacha Pass, young man called "Dud" or
''Dudley, !" supposed to be a son of Mr. T. O.
Russell, formerly of Madison, Ind. shot Mr..
Gustave Chucar over the right eye with a
charge of shot. Though he was not dead
when our informant left there was no pos
| sible chance of his living. Mrs. NJ C..
| Yeomans John l.. Bright's widow
had sold the island to Mr. T. o. Rus
sell and went over in his boat ac-
companied by them and her husband, to
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| island to the parties who had bargained for
it. Mr.. Chucar was living on the island
with the consent of Mrs. Yeomans, with the
understanding that he should vacate when
| called upon to do so. This he utterly re-
refused to do, and it seems was armed and
had threatened violence to any one who
should seek to occupy the land The party
landed and succeeded in getting into the
house, and cutting Mr.. Chucar off from
his guns, and while Mr.
James Yeomans was talking to
him, the young man, Dudley" who was
standing behind Mr.. Yeomans, picked up
one of Chucar's guns and shot him as above
stated. MIR. Yeomans says that the young
man Immediately dropped his gun and com
menced wriGging his hands, saying: MY
God! What have | donen The old gentle
man, Mr.. 7. o. Russell, turned to the young
man and said, what did you do that for
| | told you not to shoot" or words to that
effect. Old man Chucar was supposed to be
an outlaw from Russia, belonging to the
Nihilists organization, and was wanted il
that country for being mixed up in the as
sassination of the Gar, Nicholas. While herr
he was engaged principally in making illici
rum. Mr.. James Yeomans says the shoot
ing was possibly an accident. Mr.
Russall and son Immediately left in theil
boat for Trabue, which looks bad for them
The Coroner's jury returned last night anC
will continue their session this Thursday
morning. They have had Mr.. James Yeo
mans put under arrest pending their delib
erations, as it is stated that Mr. Yeomans ha
i told conflicting accounts TO different parties
who will be summoned to testify. Old maj
Chucar was buried ON the island.